Equal india. How can a countrys economy grow in harmony with its people but i meant. That when there are do gooders who look at the bigger picture. India a country that faces many challenges and people are striving to create a sustainable future. Clever projects from europe and. Eco on g. W. Mana unscarred is a treasure di that hit in the murky depths of the mighty child for a young river in bangkok he and his team dive for the last valuables. Centuries ago time royals mentions and immigrants from All Over The World says hold on the banks
of the river. Even today the child cry i remain is a Treasure Trove of. Boston and new prominent under construction along the river treasure is the livelihoods of the Divers Who ScallopThe River Bed for sunken valuables. The first. Man on scotts home looks a bit like an antique still. Pick on sell everything itself it is from the bridge this straight away its best to collect as much as possible before looking for bias. In recent weeks hes collected amulets coins and glass beads. Mother comes home with
a hole pretty much every single day but it doesnt always include anything of real value. When. If i find something underwater that i think could be gold i buy. Most metals have a bitter taste but gold doesnt taste of anything its heavy and smooth. Or gold breastplate is the most valuable thing i ever found. It was seven years ago after the Two Thousand And Eleven floods be her Thirteen Hundred euros for it. I sold this ring for Eight Hundred euros. That was a while ago. That. The boy is. A minor doesnt want to name them. He knows the Whole Trade In Sunken Treasure is a legal gray area. But of course all these things belong to
someone before they ended up in the water. But as long as they arent National Relics you can keep them. I have had some encounters with the authorities but one mans trash is another mans treasure that. Mother is always excited when he finds old votive statues made of clay. Even if theyre not with much he loves it when he finds broken parts and can piece an entire figure back together again. While there. His collection is this pride and joy. Mother lives in the house on stilts directly on the river. The settlement is called come and was built around a hundred Years Ago Miners Grandfather was one of the first inhabitants. Today the floating village of me to come is home to about One Hundred Twenty people most
of the men are Treasure Divers like mana. Our. Man is eleven year old daughter goes to school and his wife you we work as a chambermaid in a hotel. She used to go out with him when he went diving but only as a lookout traditionally women dont dive themselves. When you know maybe its not womens work unless youre especially brave. The thought of being underwater scares me you dont know whats down there shards of glass nails. My husband is an experienced diver. But i still worry every time he goes diving. To make an early start in the morning the current is less strong and there are
a few tourist boats on the water. He has his own boat that he keeps mud outside his house. The Treasure Dive is always work in pairs the jobs too dangerous to do alone. Man and his partner priorities have been working together for years. They share the proceeds of whatever they find. Crossed him completely. If youre not experienced driving can be fatal. My partner is like a Submarine Periscope if there is a problem he tugs the dive blind and i know i need to head back up straight away. The current commute treacherous while the ship traffic on the river poses another potential danger the child is one of the citys busiest. Man and then to die from his father its the only skill he hands. The little look. I was twelve when i started helping my father and sixteen the first time i went down by myself. You could put. On a few corners that dated back to the true long corner. A little was so exciting i felt amazing. Bob in. His home a Diving Helmet is the most important piece of equipment it weighs over twenty kilos. The. It is our Close Knit Community even though they are rivals at the end of the day they have each others backs. Yesterday one of the other died is found a tiny piece of gold down river now all the others are eager to try their luck there too they gripped by gold rush fever. While prying at less and her mother gets ready for his first dive. That involves the traditional y. Crew ceremony. Pays his respects to his ancestors and asks them to protect him. His puppet puts the heavy helmets on his head. And then hes on. The way so it was just him straight and. They serious visibility under. The bridge that has the maximum depth of twenty meters. On the Riverbed Manas to feel his way forward. Back on the boat
make sure to pump down enough air. After half an hour still hasnt resurfaced thats unusual normally he doesnt stay under that long. You know you go in there a while im looking forward to seeing what hes found. Diving is the nearby boats have recovered a piece of scrap metal. Its not exactly treasure but theyll get a few parts for it. Finally comes back up. He shows us a handful of koreans that hes found. Manas also brought up some slugs from the riverbed which theyll sift through in search of other valuables. Todays findings include a piece of fishing sink and a few more coins from the nineteenth century. That all warmed up you know. Coins like these arent all that special and quite a few of them. You can get one or two Hundred Brown for obviously gold is much more valuable but gold isnt something youre born. With that. Man out and probably has spent about six hours on the water today taking it in turns to go
diving. By the end of the day theyve recovered some two dozen old coins. Theyll make about Twenty Five Euros over three times more than what they would have and today minimum wage job. Mana hopes hell be able to continue making a living as a treasured. The river is the gift that keeps on giving. Me i mean my family when im sure theres lots more in the river. And you just need some work and the right current to find it. Im going to keep on earth any more of the river but. Its like farming you have to know the first time your artist or your. Boss even if the child hasnt relinquished all its treasure get to the village of mr comes days are numbered. The houses on stilts will be removed to the new Riverside Prominence the residents will have to move out by next year. Many have already found new homes some of their hearts have been torn down. A man and his family are worried. If you authorities have offered to relocate the residence of mr come but to a piece of land thats ten kilometers away a long way from the river. Mana has always lived on the water he doesnt want to move to what he calls the mainland its too loud and busy. My family has lived on the water for decades im a treasured driver like my father and my grandfather before me. I never learned to
do anything else. If we have to i dont know what the future will hold. He wouldnt be able to carry on diving to make a living if he didnt live directly on the water it just wouldnt be a viable option anymore says mana. But he hopes the City Planners will change their minds about the project and hell be able to stay and keep plying the only trade that he knows. The tempo of technology. With. The market. The momentum